Senate Bill No. 2316 Summary

• Extends fire reporting deadline from five to thirty days after occurrence of fires that exceed $25 in property damage, with option to report through national fire incident reporting system software instead of directly to state fire marshal.

• Modifies state fire marshal's authority to adopt explosives safety rules to reference state and local building and fire codes rather than solely national fire protection association codes.

• Requires fire districts, protection districts, or departments to maintain class 9 fire protection or better and comply with fire reporting requirements to be eligible for fire insurance premium tax distribution fund benefits.

• Simplifies school building plan submission requirements by removing separate procedures for public and private schools, requiring all plans to go to state fire marshal and chief of fire department or fire protection district with jurisdiction.

• Repeals sections 18-01-34 and 18-10-16 relating to disclosure of toxic or hazardous substances information and the state fire marshal's duty to establish a rural routing system.